Abstract:
A container system for storing and transporting sensitive components such as semiconductor chips is disclosed. The container system includes in combination, a housing and a plurality of component carriers for receiving components to be stored and transported in stacked banks. The plurality of component carriers are stacked one on top of the other in a top-to-bottom stacked arrangement within the housing. An underside bottom surface of a first component carrier provides a top cover to a second component carrier positioned immediately below the first component carrier, wherein a component carrier includes a compartmental core for storing components on a top surface thereof in segmented row compartments, each segmented row compartment having sidewall surfaces and a bottom surface. The component carrier further includes an underside surface characterized by unidirectional waves having a prescribed wave amplitude and a prescribed wave period, the wave amplitude and wave period selected for simultaneously providing a reduced surface tension to a top surface of a component part and a reduced potential for damage to protruding surface features on a top surface of the component part, respectively, the component part further for being stored in a row compartment of an underlying component carrier in the stacked arrangement.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided for assisting a human between sitting and erect positions relative to a chair. A support strut extends from a base plate with the support strut angularly offset away from the chair when the apparatus is positioned frontal of the chair from a vertical line 90.degree. perpendicular to the top face of the base member. A plurality of elevationally separated hand graspable recepticals are defined offset and away from the support strut. The unit is compact and easily transportable from storage to use locations.
Abstract:
A system for managing energy consumption of a mesh network. The system includes a controller, a dynamic routing device configured to perform a functionality of either a routing device or a non-routing device, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is programmed to identify a number of routing devices in the mesh network, determine a signal strength of each of the identified routing devices with respect to at least one of the controller and the dynamic processor, and determine whether the dynamic routing device will perform the functionality of a routing device or a non-routing device upon joining the mesh network based on the number of identified routing devices and the signal strength of each of the identified routing devices.
Abstract:
A method of playing a wagering game on an electronic gaming system provides: i) an image of a virtual playing card having frames within m columns and n rows wherein each of m and n are at least 3; ii) providing a random distribution of individual numbers within the frames, the individual numbers selected from within a complete defined set of numbers; iii) recognizing a wager; iv) selecting a second set of numbers smaller than the complete defined set; v) identifying on the monitor selected numbers matching individual random numbers within the frames; vi) identifying when consecutive frames have at least p matched individual random numbers within frames in a column, row or diagonal; vii) resolving the at least wager such that a) when matched individual random numbers do or do not form at least p adjacent frames.
Abstract:
A wagering game of at least one player hand against a dealer hand with playing card symbols is played using blackjack rule of play. At least one player makes a first wager on an underlying playing card symbol game from a set of playing card symbols. The set of playing card symbols has one of more sets of card symbols with each set having exactly thirty-six cards of count values between 1 and 9 and only twelve cards of count values of ten, suits among all cards are evenly distributed. The player is dealt exactly an initial 2-card hand. The dealer being dealt exactly an initial 2-card hand, only one dealer card dealt face-up. The player is always paid on the first wager for at least one of a number of specific payout events.
Abstract:
A wireless protocol may be implemented in a smart transceiver device that contains the physical (PHY) and media access control (MAC) layers of the wireless protocol stack. In various embodiments, a serial peripheral interface (SPI) based design may be used. Disclosed is an embodiment of a protocol which may be used to provide control and data transfer to and from the smart transceiver. In particular, an exemplary format of the protocol, the commands, and responses is disclosed. In a further embodiment, an application programming interface (API) is disclosed. The API may provide hardware independent services that can be used to establish, maintain, and transport data to and from the system and the smart transceiver device. In particular, an exemplary and non-limiting set of services, function calls, configuration methods, events, and parameters is disclosed.
Abstract:
A system and method is provided for initiating batch processing on a computer system from a terminal. The method generates a message from the terminal, where the message defines a transaction to be performed on a computer system. The transaction schedules and runs a program that extracts data from the message. The message is then transmitted to the computer system. The data is then used to generate batch job control language and a batch job is run on the computer system. The output of the batch job is then routed back to the terminal.
Abstract:
A wagering game of at least one player hand against a dealer hand with playing card symbols is played using blackjack rule of play. At least one player makes a first wager on an underlying playing card symbol game from a set of playing card symbols. The set of playing card symbols has one of more sets of card symbols with each set having exactly thirty-six cards of count values between 1 and 9 and only twelve cards of count values of ten, suits among all cards are evenly distributed. The player is dealt exactly an initial 2-card hand. The dealer being dealt exactly an initial 2-card hand, only one dealer card dealt face-up. The player is always paid on the first wager for at least the following events, payment made before completion of blackjack play: i) 3:2 on same suited counts of 20 using only count cards of 10-value in the player's hand; ii) 1:1 on non-suited player blackjack hands; iii) 2:1 on suited player blackjack hands; iv) at least 1:1 bonus on a same-suited 21-count (two 10 value cards and an Ace) using the dealer's up-card and the player's initial 2-card hand. v) at least 2:1 bonus on a same suited 30-count (three 10 value cards) using the dealer's up-card and the player's initial 2-card hand. vi) Player's flush count of 21 with 3 or more cards will win a payout of 2:1 vii) Player's flush count of 17 to 20 with 3 or more cards that beats the dealer's hand will wins a payout of 3:2 viii) Player's flush count of 17 to 20 with 3 or more card that tie the dealer's hand will wins a payout of at least 1:2 ix) All payout and bonuses may be higher or lower
Abstract:
A toilet tank lever assembly may be mounted in various toilet tanks by selective positioning of a long lever arm relative a short lever arm. One such lever assembly includes a long lever arm which may be mounted at an infinite degree of adjustment relative a short lever arm as provided by a ball and socket interface between the lever arms. The ability to reverse the short lever arm essentially doubles the number of mounting possibilities. By selecting between a front insert and a side insert, a handle is readily positioned for either front or side tank mounting. Various handles may also be readily attached to the lever post to provide various aesthetic appearances.
Abstract:
A casino has at least one player placing a first wager. The dealer deals a first number of cards to the at least one player and a second number of cards to the dealer. The player views the first number of cards to see if fewer than all cards can be rearranged to form a qualifying HIGH hand. Only if the less than all cards can be rearranged to form the qualifying hand, the at least one player places an additional wager, or the player must fold. The player places a remainder of cards to form a LOW hand. The dealer rearranging a second number of cards to form a dealer HIGH hand and a dealer LOW hand and separately compares the at least one player's HIGH hand to the dealer's HIGH hand and the dealer's LOW hand to the player's LOW hand on the basis of the highest point count total in the HIGH hand and lowest point count total in the LOW hand. Wagers are resolved according to specific rules.